A patient you are seeing in the emergency department for chest pain is believed to be having a myocardial infarction. During the health history interview of his family history, he relates that his father had died of "heart trouble." The most important follow-up question you should pose is which of the following?
A) "Did your father have coronary bypass surgery?"
B) "Did your father's father have heart trouble also?"
C) "What were your father's usual dietary habits?"
D) "What age was your father at the time of his death?"

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A family history of sudden death, particularly in young and middle-aged relatives, significantly increases one's chance of a similar occurrence.

A Patient You Are Seeing in the Emergency Department for Chest